| Alpha-Numeric Key: | GR-31 |
| Corporate Name: | Lee Kroll |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Lee Kroll |
| Location: | A mile northeast of Richards |
| County: | Grimes |
| Years in Operation: | 31 years |
| Start Year: | 1940 |
| End Year: | 1970 |
| Decades: | 1940-1949,1950-1959,1960-1969,1970-1979 |
| Period of Operation: | In the 1940s to about 1970 |
| Town: | Northeast of Richards |
| Company Town: | 0 |
| Peak Town Size: | 100 in 1934 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Gasoline
| Horse |
Mule |
Oxen |
Water |
| Water Overshot |
Water Turbine |
Diesel |
Unknown |
| Pit |
Steam |
Steam Circular |
Steam Band |
| Gas |
Electricity |
Other |
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| Maximum Capacity: | |
| Capacity Comments: | Small |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | International and Great Northern |
| Historicial Development: | Lee Kroll operated a small gasoline-powered sawmill from the 1940s to around 1970 about a mile northeast of Richards. The output was small. Kroll employed one or two workers. |
| Research Date: | MCJ 03-06-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |